Monday, July 13, 2015

July 13 – On this day in Montana
history in 1941 12-year-old Terry Palo won the first soapbox derby in the state
held at Great Falls. More than 1,500 people lined Central Avenue to watch the
event. Even then controversy was a part of racing. One young driver was
disqualified for having an “illegal steering apparatus.” Palo said afterwards
that he hadn’t ever driven a real car, but wanted to become “a racing pilot and
drive on the Indianapolis speedway.”